Educational Psychology: Learning, Instruction, Assessment

1. An Introduction to Good Thinking and Good Teaching. I. FOUNDATIONS OF THINKING. 2. Motivation. 3. Representation of Knowledge. 4. Strategies and Metacognitive Regulation of Strategies. 5. The Role of Knowledge in Thinking. II. THE CONSTRUCTION OF KNOWLEDGE. 6. Biological Factors Affecting Learning and Development. 7. Psychological Theories of Learning and Development. 8. Social Interactional Theories of Learning and Development. III. THE CLASSROOM CONTEXT. 9. Social Influences in the Classroom. 10. Schooling Practices. 11. Reading and Writing Instruction. 12. Mathematics and Science Instruction. IV. CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDENTS. 13. Traditional Perspectives on Intelligence and Academic Competence. 14. Alternative Assessments of Academic Competence. 15. Teacher-Designed Assessments: Traditional and Alternative. 16. Diversity of Learners.